The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with cannabis use disorder, as the increase in symptoms occurred after the claim was filed on August 23, 2017.
The deciding factor: The increase in symptomatology sufficient to warrant an increased rating occurred after the claim was filed on May 15, 2019 (date entitlement arose).
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with cannabis use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091575
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Decisions by this judge: 1,135 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal to reduce the Veteran's PTSD with cannabis use disorder rating from 100% to 50% is dismissed as a matter of law because it was only a proposed reduction and not an effective decision.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD from August 27, 2016.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with cannabis use disorder is rated at 70 percent, but no higher, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the awards of a 70 percent disability evaluation for PTSD, TDIU, and Dependents' Educational Assistance eligibility. The effective dates are all set to September 20, 2016.
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